Games on July 23, 1939

The games of July 23, 1939

On July 23, 1939, 22 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Detroit Tigers' 16-3 win over the Philadelphia Athletics. The day's shutouts were the St. Louis Cardinals over the Brooklyn Dodgers (12-0), the Boston Bees over the Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0), and the Cleveland Bears over the Memphis Red Sox (7-0). One-run games: the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the Boston Bees, the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox, and the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Washington Senators. Elsewhere, the Newark Eagles beat the Baltimore Elite Giants 4-2, the Baltimore Elite Giants beat the Newark Eagles 4-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 8-2, the Chicago White Sox topped the New York Yankees 8-5, the Washington Senators fell to the Cleveland Indians, 11-2, the Homestead Grays beat the Philadelphia Stars 11-2, the Memphis Red Sox topped the Cleveland Bears 6-3, the New York Giants fell to the Chicago Cubs, 7-5, the New York Cubans fell to the New York Black Yankees, 4-0, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2. The St. Louis Stars and the Toledo Crawfords played to a 4-4 tie. Doubleheaders on the date: the Newark Eagles and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Bees. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 22, 1939 and the next, Jul 24, 1939. The 1939 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.